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# STARTING PITCHERS — Toronto Blue Jays @ Tampa Bay Rays
Slate date: 2026-05-05
Generated: 2026-08-08 04:21:54 PM ET — all data is as of this moment
Source: MLB Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com) | Packaged by PNN Game Packs
Depth: last 3 completed game(s) per team and last 3 start(s) per probable starter
Size: ~591 tokens (est., chars/4)
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## GAME DETAILS
- First pitch: 6:40 PM ET
- Venue: Tropicana Field (night game)
- Series: Regular Season, game 2 of 3
- Status: Final — Toronto Blue Jays 3, Tampa Bay Rays 4 (at generation time)
- Away: Toronto Blue Jays [TOR] — record 16-20 (.444)
    Probable starter: Kevin Gausman — 5-10, 4.32 ERA, 133.1 IP, 130 K / 37 BB, 1.27 WHIP (24 GS)
    Last 3 starts (most recent first):
      2026-08-07 @ Kansas City Royals (ND): 6.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 1 HR, 81 pitches
      2026-08-01 vs St. Louis Cardinals (W): 5.2 IP, 9 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 94 pitches
      2026-07-26 @ Boston Red Sox (L): 6.0 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, 98 pitches
      Last 3 starts: 17.2 IP, 6 ER (3.06 ERA), 13 K / 3 BB, 1.19 WHIP
- Home: Tampa Bay Rays [TB] — record 23-12 (.657)
    Probable starter: Drew Rasmussen — 10-5, 2.89 ERA, 118.1 IP, 122 K / 20 BB, 0.93 WHIP (22 GS)
    Last 3 starts (most recent first):
      2026-08-07 @ Seattle Mariners (ND): 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 14 pitches
      2026-08-01 vs Chicago White Sox (W): 6.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 10 K, 96 pitches
      2026-07-26 vs Cleveland Guardians (W): 7.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 9 K, 87 pitches
      Last 3 starts: 14.0 IP, 0 ER (0.00 ERA), 19 K / 2 BB, 0.57 WHIP

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